Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
(RSD), also called complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), is a chronic,
painful, and progressive neurological condition that affects the
skin, muscles, joints, and bones. The syndrome usually develops
in an injured limb, such as a broken leg, or following surgery.
However, many cases of RSD involve only a minor injury, such as
a sprain. And in some cases, no precipitating event can be identified.
The most common symptoms
overall are burning and electrical sensations, described to be like
"shooting pain." The patient may also experience muscle
spasms, local swelling, abnormally increased sweating, changes in
skin temperature and color, softening and thinning of bones, joint
tenderness or stiffness, restricted or painful movement.
My name is Terri Levine.
I suffer from RSD from an injury I received a few years ago and
hate to think of the pain that a child suffers from each day with
this disease.
Imagine pain so severe
the breeze of someone walking by causing excruciating pain so intense
it's as if someone just lit you on fire, the vibration of a vacuum
cleaner shooting through you like knives, or muscle spasms so strong
your body shakes uncontrollably. Imagine not being able to roll
yourself over or sit up without help, not being able to swallow,
waking up blind, or trying not to breathe because it causes too
much pain. Being stuck in bed, feeling so isolated and alone, while
life passes by and everyone you once knew moving with it, leaving
you behind. This is the life Tabitha has been living for the past
11 years. Click
here
to read more about this beautiful young girl who suffers from RSD.
I'm asking for your assistance
to raise funds to help Tabitha, and other children with RSD, get
the medical care they need. Please click the button below to make
your donation now and please share this site with others.
All funds raised by The
Terri Levine Foundation for Children with RSD will go directly to
helping these children.
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Links to information
on RSD:
http://www.rsds.org/2/what_is_rsd_crps
http://www.rsdhope.org/
http://www.aboutrsd.com/
http://www.rsdfoundation.org/
Contact Terri
Click here
to contact Terri by email.
Phone: 877-401-6165
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